With some awesome road trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to soak up all that Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 30 miles away, has to offer. Malmaison Castle, Grand Trianon and Parly 2 Shopping Mall alone make the drive out worthwhile. Locals will also probably point you in the direction of Paris, 35 miles away. If you only have time for one thing here, make sure it’s Champs-Elysees. (But we’d also recommend Centre Pompidou and Rue Cler.)